workers' rights

150 posts

Workers in the game industry turn to unions for protection from rampant layoffs

The number of workers in the video game industry laid off so far this year is on the brink of surpassing the more than 10,000 job losses suffered across the industry in 2023. As companies shed their workforces, union organizers and game workers are turning toward union organizing as

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6 Min
By: Eddie Velazquez

Universities in Florida eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion positions

Compliance with Florida’s SB 266 leaves faculty members across the state without work

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2 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Rollbacks to child labor protections are on the rise

UPDATE, March 14: Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed HB 1093 into law, removing certain labor protections for children between 14 and 17 who work year-round and restricting limiting work hours for teens aged 16 and up. The law goes into effect July 1. Ryan Scanlan dreads any passage of

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5 Min
By: Lisa Kwon

Writers Guild of America members criticize union for silence on Gaza

Three of the country’s largest and most visible labor unions are calling for a ceasefire in Palestine. The National Education Association, United Auto Workers, and the Service Employees International Union, altogether totaling more than 5 million American workers, are advocating for a cessation of hostilities in Gaza. But as

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5 Min
By: Kim Tran

Why Utah’s discrimination against disabled people matters for everyone

Utah lawmakers recently struck down a proposal to pay disabled people minimum wage

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5 Min
By: Elly Belle

Sex workers and advocates organize to stop trafficking raids around Super Bowl

Activists say increased police raids around the Super Bowl only harm and traumatize consensual sex workers without actually helping trafficking survivors

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4 Min
By: Noah Berlatsky

TCGPlayer workers say company delays have cost them months of meaningful bargaining

Workers at eBay’s first union voted to unionize last March

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6 Min
By: Eddie Velazquez

The crumbling state of the media affects us all 

If media industry leaders do not value quality journalism produced by reporters who reflect the communities they serve, how can we expect the American public to?

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5 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

Miami’s United Teachers of Dade union narrowly evades decertification

The county must now hold an election to ensure their continued certification

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3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Labor unions are making unprecedented calls for a ceasefire in Gaza

Before dawn broke on Jan. 14, hundreds of labor organizers and activists convened at the Port of Oakland for a protest to prevent ships carrying weapons bound for Israel from leaving the docks. Activists from the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)

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7 Min
By: Laura Weiss

Unionizing small nonprofits brings unique challenges and benefits

Tight budgets and managers unfamiliar with unionizing can present hurdles, but unionizing offers workers opportunities to build solidarity and improve workplace conditions and culture

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8 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli

5 movements that mobilized you in 2023

From abolition to climate justice, communities and collective action sustain movements for a better world

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7 Min
By: Caitlin Gaffin

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